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This section looks at the demand for Selenium skills within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Selenium over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSelenium
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank81-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.510 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£294£350
% change on same period last year-15.92 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads196193
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.259 %0.192 %
Daily rates quoted7679
Average minimum daily rate£302£315
Average daily rate£325£333
% change on same period last year-2.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£349£352
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£334
% change on same period last year-2.26 %
Hourly rates quoted3214
Average minimum hourly rate£32.64£28.96
Average hourly rate£33.37£30.89
% change on same period last year+8.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.10£32.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.38£33.52
% change on same period last year-0.41 %
Selenium East of EnglandSelenium
East of England

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Selenium
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Selenium across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Hertfordshire Selenium Demand Trend

Selenium
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Selenium within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
StevenageNew entry-1--
Selenium East of EnglandSelenium
East of England

Selenium
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Selenium also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Selenium.

12 (100.00 %)Java
12 (100.00 %)Agile Software Development
12 (100.00 %)FitNesse
12 (100.00 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (50.00 %)LoadRunner
21 (50.00 %)Pharmaceutical
21 (50.00 %)HTML
21 (50.00 %)Performance Testing
21 (50.00 %)Web Testing
21 (50.00 %)Automated Testing
21 (50.00 %)AJAX
21 (50.00 %)QA
21 (50.00 %)JMeter
21 (50.00 %)Scrum
21 (50.00 %)Extreme Programming
21 (50.00 %)JavaScript
21 (50.00 %)SQL
21 (50.00 %).NET
21 (50.00 %)Oracle
21 (50.00 %)WebLogic
21 (50.00 %)CSS
21 (50.00 %)SOAP
21 (50.00 %)WebServices
21 (50.00 %)XHTML
21 (50.00 %)WinRunner
21 (50.00 %)TestDirector

Selenium
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Selenium also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Selenium. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (50.00 %)HTML
11 (50.00 %)AJAX
11 (50.00 %).NET
11 (50.00 %)CSS
11 (50.00 %)SOAP
11 (50.00 %)WebServices
11 (50.00 %)XHTML
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)WebLogic
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (100.00 %)FitNesse
12 (100.00 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (50.00 %)LoadRunner
21 (50.00 %)JMeter
21 (50.00 %)WinRunner
21 (50.00 %)TestDirector
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Pharmaceutical
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Tester
21 (50.00 %)Web Tester
21 (50.00 %)Systems Tester
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)Agile Software Development
21 (50.00 %)Performance Testing
21 (50.00 %)Web Testing
21 (50.00 %)Automated Testing
21 (50.00 %)Scrum
21 (50.00 %)Extreme Programming
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)Java
21 (50.00 %)JavaScript
21 (50.00 %)SQL
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (50.00 %)QA
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Oracle